tiramisu
09-07-2010, 05:28 PM
I've been thinking that the development of strength and hypertrophy are cyclic in nature.
It seems like it's easier to grow muscle when you are lean but to do so also generally requires you to put on fat.
It also seems like it's easier to get stronger when you build a base of strength then work on peak strength followed by a period of deloading and repeat.
Whether we choose conjugate or phased methods the body doesn't seem to like doing things in a straight line for very long.
What I don't really understand is how to program effectively to produce efficient results. Most programming is based on a fixed number of weeks or a competition date.
Has anyone seen research or strength/hypertrophy programming that is oriented towards tailoring around an individual's training limits and abilities?
Is this somewhere you just get to over the years as you adapt your training to your needs or is there a process that can be applied to shorten the road so to speak?
It seems like it's easier to grow muscle when you are lean but to do so also generally requires you to put on fat.
It also seems like it's easier to get stronger when you build a base of strength then work on peak strength followed by a period of deloading and repeat.
Whether we choose conjugate or phased methods the body doesn't seem to like doing things in a straight line for very long.
What I don't really understand is how to program effectively to produce efficient results. Most programming is based on a fixed number of weeks or a competition date.
Has anyone seen research or strength/hypertrophy programming that is oriented towards tailoring around an individual's training limits and abilities?
Is this somewhere you just get to over the years as you adapt your training to your needs or is there a process that can be applied to shorten the road so to speak?